Portage County Crime Blotter: Feb. 22, 2013

Friday

Brian L. Henderson, 27, of 2907 Porter Road, was arrested Feb. 19 and charged with possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. Henderson allegedly possessed a clear plastic bag of suspected heroin on Feb. 2, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Franklin Township

Blake M.T.G. Jones, 18, of 250 S. River St., Kent, was arrested Feb. 17 and charged with one count each of theft and falsification, both first-degree misdemeanors. Jones allegedly stole a bottle of Ciroc berry liquor, worth $36.55, from the Acme store at 1709 S.R. 59, then gave a false address for himself and other suspects to a deputy, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Hiram

Keith A. Painley, 43, of 6710 Bancroft St., was arrested Feb. 17 and charged with having weapons while intoxicated and telecommunications harassment, both first-degree misdemeanors. Painley allegedly sent text messages to a woman and her children after being told not to by a deputy, and showed up at his door intoxicated and carrying a loaded .357 Magnum revolver, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Kent

Sheaha J. Hardesty, 31, of 6467 Cherry lane, Franklin Township, was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with burglary, a second-degree felony. Hardesty allegedly broke into a residence in the 700 block of Longcoy Avenue on Feb. 14, according to Kent police.

mantua township

Steven A. Mierzejewski, 24, of Bedford, was arrested Feb. 14 and charged with domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor. Mierzejewski allegedly screamed at a female family member and shoved her into a bench and a wall inside her home in the 3200 block of S.R. 82, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Ravenna

Matthew A. Jordan, 47, of Akron, was arrested Feb. 15 and charged with possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. Jordan allegedly possessed less than a gram of crack cocaine at an apartment in the 100 block of East Cedar Avenue, according to Ravenna police.

Ronald Lucas, 31, homeless but with a last known address on Lynn Road in Rootstown, was arrested Feb. 15 and charged with one count each of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, assault on a corrections officer, a fifth-degree felony, assault, a first-degree misdemeanor, resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct by intoxication, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. Lucas allegedly was intoxicated when he punched an 88-year-old woman in the face, punched a 56-year-old man in the face, and then resisted arrest, according to Ravenna police. While in the Portage County jail, Lucas allegedly kicked a corrections officer in the groin, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Thomas D. Bennett, 22, of Lake Milton, was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. Bennett allegedly possessed less than five grams of cocaine at South Chestnut and Spruce streets, according to Ravenna police.

Felicite D. Shelton, 22, of 6239 N. Spring St., Ravenna Township, was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with assault, a first-degree misdemeanor. Shelton allegedly punched and scratched a Ravenna woman in the face and neck, according to Ravenna police.

Kari A. Natcher, 41, of 166 E. Spruce St., was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor. Natcher allegedly punched a 41-year-old male family member in the face, according to Ravenna police.

Ravenna Township

Jerry D. Coulbourne, 73, of 6778 Sumner Road, was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with illegal use of food stamps, a fifth-degree felony, and theft, a first-degree misdemeanor. Coulbourne allegedly stole $154 worth of merchandise from the Kent/Ravenna Walmart at 2600 S.R. 59. He also allegedly possessed two Ohio Direction Cards that did not belong to him, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Rootstown

Christine K. Wagner, 39, of 413 Myrtle St., Ravenna, was arrested Feb. 14 and charged with violating a protection order, a first-degree misdemeanor. Wagner allegedly called the victims cell phone twice and left a voicemail message in violation of a protection order, according to the Portage County Sheriffs Office.

Streetsboro

Deprise G. Moore, 32, of 10026 Delores Drive, was arrested Feb. 18 and charged with domestic violence, a third-degree felony. Moore allegedly pushed a female family member against a wall and choked her, leaving visible red marks. The charge is a felony because Moore has three previous convictions for felony domestic violence in Summit County, one each in 2006, 2007 and 2009, according to Streetsboro police.

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